‘The Avengers’ Star Clark Gregg Previews the Blockbuster Movie

Clark Gregg’s character doesn’t have any superpowers, but he’s the guy who helps make “The Avengers” take flight. As Phil Coulson, Gregg plays the agent who recruits costumed crimefighters like Iron Man to join a superhero squad to fight an extraterrestrial armada. Gregg previously popped up in the Marvel Comics films that led up to the “Avengers,” such as “Iron Man,” “Iron Man 2,” and “Thor.”

In advance of this week’s domestic release of “The Avengers,” Gregg stopped by the Wall Street Journal to talk about the film’s $178 million global box office haul—and why the world hasn’t gotten sick of superhero movies.

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